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Mar 30, 1990 · A film about the life of Christy Brown, a man born with cerebral palsy who became an artist and a writer using his left foot. Daniel Day-Lewis won two Oscars for his portrayal of Brown in this 1989 drama directed by Jim Sheridan.
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- Jim Sheridan
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- Biography, Drama
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan (in his director debut) adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown.
- £600,000
- Elmer Bernstein
- 24 February 1989
- Noel Pearson
My Left Foot is a 1989 film based on the life of Christy Brown, a man with cerebral palsy who became a painter, poet and author. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, who won an Oscar for his performance, and Brenda Fricker, who also received an Oscar nomination.
- (1.5K)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
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My Left Foot, memoir written by Irish author Christy Brown (June 5, 1932–September 7, 1981), published in 1954. Begun when he was 18 and published when Brown was 22 years old, My Left Foot is the story of an extraordinary person.
Feb 2, 1990 · A film about Christy Brown, a poet, painter and writer with cerebral palsy who overcame his handicap with his left foot. Ebert praises the film's humor, humanity and courage, and compares it to the life of Helen Keller.
Dec 8, 2008 · A drama biography film about a man with cerebral palsy who learns to paint with his foot. Starring Daniel Day-lewis and Brenda Fricker, directed by Jim Sheridan. See photos, videos, film details, awards, articles and reviews.
Watch Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown, an Irish artist and writer with cerebral palsy, who uses his left foot to communicate and create. This 1989 drama won two Oscars and was nominated for four more.
